Prophecy Amillennialism vs. Premillennialism

There have always been discussions among church leaders and scholars regarding the end times and what will occur. The rapture, the return of Christ and the final battle between the forces of God and those of Satan have all been discussed ad infinitum. But, there is one set of beliefs that seems to still cause a great deal of debate among people in the Christian church. This split is between those who believe in a millennial kingdom that follows the rapture and subsequent tribulation period, and those who believe the words in Revelations 20 to be figurative (Slick). Though both sides offer support for their argument it is possible to find scripture that supports the premillennial point-of-view and refutes the amillennial.

The scripture where all the talk of a thousand year reign comes from is in Revelations 20: 2,3 which, from the King James version of the Bible, says;

"2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he...

There will be a period of time during which Satan is thrown into "a pit" and forced to remain there in chains for a thousand years. Later in the chapter it also sounds like during that thousand years Christ will reign on Earth.
Another portion of scripture that seems to deal with these issues and is often given as a reference for the belief that Christ will reign on Earth in a millennial kingdom is Daniel 7:25-27. It says;

"25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. 26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all…